To develop OLED lighting, the Taiwan government-sponsored Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) will recruit OLED engineers in device design, production management, evaporation process, packaging, lighting module/system and ...
Tags: OLED lighting, Lights
Mercedes-Benz has announced that it is planning to expand the production capacities of its SUVs in the US. US based contract manufacturer AM General is also expected to join the production network of Mercedes-Benz Cars for the production ...
Tags: SUV Production, Mercedes-Benz Cars, Auto
BASF plans to invest up to €56 million in the expansion of its Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) value chain over the next four years. PVP is a polymer which is used in diverse industries, for example the pharmaceutical or the personal and ...
Tags: binding properties, PVP market, Construction
France-based fruit and vegetable juice producer Jus de Fruits d'Alsace (JFA) is investing €15m ($17.9m) in a new PET bottling line at its production plant at Sarre-Union. With the new line that will become operational in April 2015, ...
Tags: PET bottling line, vegetable juice producer, Agriculture
Mazda Motor Corporation has announced that total global production of the Mazda6 (known as Mazda Atenza in Japan) reached three million units*1 at the end of November 2014. The milestone figure was reached in approximately 12 years and nine ...
Tags: Mazda model, safety technologies, Auto
The global production value for LED-acklit tablets in 2014 is estimated at US$476 million, slipping on year by 21.7%, and that for LED-backlit LCD TVs is at US$2.39 billion, decreasing by 14.3%, according to LEDinside. In terms of other ...
With the steady increase in the usability and efficiency of LEDs over traditional light bulbs during the last decade, the global market for high-brightness LEDs is projected to rise at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 17.9% from ...
Tags: LED Market, environmental waste, Electrical
Although dwindling domestic demand and excess capacity have shrunk profit margins for most Chinese steelmakers, it has inspired some to tap overseas markets for sustained, long-term growth. Hebei Iron &Steel Co, China's second-largest ...
Tags: Chinese Steelmakers, Iron, Steel
Unilever Thailand will invest around THB8bn ($246m) in the country to expand its operations over the next three years. Of the total investment, around THB1.5bn ($46.1m) will be employed in the construction of an ice cream cold storage ...
Tags: Unilever, Operations, Food
Following the first Pepro (Equalization Premium Paid to the Producer and/or Cooperative) auction which took place on September 25, stakeholders in the Brazilian cotton market are acting carefully in signing new trades. Brazilian cotton ...
Tags: Brazilian Cotton, Cautious, Textile
A new study commissioned by International Apparel Federation (IAF) explores the increased relative power of the garment industry in developing countries vis-à-vis the global apparel system. IAF says its truly global membership is a ...
Tags: Apparel, garment industry
Specialty chemicals group LANXESS is strengthening its production network in China to meet the high level of demand for iron oxide pigments and is adding a mixing and milling plant to the pigment plant already under construction in Ningbo. ...
Tags: Iron Oxide, Red Pigments
Mercedes-Benz has announced that it will invest more than €3bn to strengthen four of its plants in Germany. The company is planning to invest €1bn in Sindelfingen plant where it plans to develop future products, another ...
Tags: Mercedes-Benz, Car, Auto, Vehicle
The diamond industry needs to support programs to uplift its vast artisanal mining sector. The more than 1.5 million diamond diggers – predominantly in West Africa – and their estimated 10 million dependents, remain the most ...
Tags: Diamonds
Mercedes-Benz sees good prospects in the US market and is expanding the local production capacities in the country. "We are consistently seeing record sales in the USA. By launching the new C-Class we are setting new standards in our ...
Tags: Mercedes-Benz, Tuscaloosa Plant